Steve as a reporter!!!

Here is an update from our mechanical engineer, Steve!!

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Its Xmas after all. Modify or throw away at your leisure. I am an engineer not a reporter.

Public transport in Tokyo, no more need for cars,

In the weeks prior to leaving the UK the amount I used my car seems now to be completely amazing.

-I lived in one city and worked in another,

-Regular meetings at architects office

-Regular site visits to check on construction progress, and

-Occasional marketing trips to client’s office.

-In total an average week could total between 600 to 800miles.

 Since arriving in Tokyo, I find that I have not needed the use of a car to do any of the above due the high quality of the public transport and underground systems. Train Stations located within Tokyo are spaced around central Tokyo. The aim was to be able to walk to the nearest train station from any point within central Tokyo. Each of our client’s offices, construction sites and city officials offices are all located within easy reach of a train or subway station.

So  now after 2 years in Japan, I find the only reason to use a car is for personal freedom to set stuck on a highway at rush our whilst going shopping in an out of town supermarket. So if you don’t mind carrying your shopping here, don’t bother with a car. If you want to buy a vehicle to go exploring with, get a motorbike. It will be cheaper and you can get thought the traffic a lot faster. 

Laters,

Steven J. Alvey

Senior Mechanical Engineer